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Pompeii (2007)
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Pompeii (2007)
Original name: Pompei
Genre: History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.
Style: exciting, epic, serious, suspenseful, realistic, period drama
Plot: roman empire, fighting the system, love affair, escapades, danger, assassination, lovers reunited, dishonesty, hopes, righting the wronged, forces of nature, ancient rome, ancient history, ancient, peplum, soldier, conspiracy, disaster, society, volcanic eruption, rebellion, love and romance, catastrophe, romance
Time: 1st century, 70s
Place: pompeii

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, epic and captivating films and TV series with plots about ancient, peplum, ancient rome, ancient history, antiquity, ancient world and roman empire mostly in History, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Pompeii: Pompeii: The Last Day (2003), Hispania, The Legend (2010), Empire (2005), Spartacus (2004), The Dovekeepers (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the ...
Style: captivating, bleak, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, disaster, ancient history, heroes, on the run, life is a bitch, escapades, danger, legends and myths, society, forces of nature ...
Time: 1st century, 70s, 18th century
Place: mediterranean sea, pompeii
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, UK, USA
Duration: 310 min.
TV show
Story: This costume series portrays aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: volcano, ancient rome, ancient, peplum, true love, bible, ancient world, religious, chivalry, antiquity, natural disaster, sorcery ...
Time: 1st century
Place: pompeii
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Pompeii (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a ...
Style: exciting, epic, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, roman empire, ancient history, volcanic eruption, arena, chaos, slave, roman, gladiator, save the lady, volcano ...
Time: 1st century, year 2014, ancient times, middle ages, 2010s ...
Place: pompeii, italy, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Hispania, The Legend (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Viriato is a Hispanic shepherd who enjoys a simple life until the arrival of the Roman troops of the praetor Galba. It will changes his destiny. His village is attacked and massacred. Viriato, dam of hate, swears not to rest until revenge. ...
Style: epic, emotional, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot: roman empire, vengeance, rebellion, rivalry, righting the wronged, battles, social relations, folk hero, soldier, military, against the odds, confined ...
Place: europe, portugal, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Empire (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from ...
Style: realistic, epic, exciting, serious, historical drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, gladiator, roman empire, ancient history, julius caesar, leadership, betrayal, assassination, rivalry, ambition, tragic hero, ancient ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.6
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Spartacus (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story: Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an ...
Style: epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, human spirit, gladiator, righting the wronged, dishonesty, leadership, graphic violence ...
Time: 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Dovekeepers (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: This four-hour miniseries is based on Alice Hoffman’s acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada.
Style: emotional, serious, realistic, biblical, touching ...
Plot: strong female presence, survival, religion, political unrest, society, rebelliousness, rebellion, siege, love and romance, ancient, ancient rome, peplum ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land, israel, jerusalem, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Crown Prince (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Austria, France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
TV show
Story: A great Empire, once famous for its enlightened traditions, is taken over by a ruthless political establishment. Religious fundamentalists and national separatists are tearing at the fabric of its liberal society. Under the influence of his ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: royal family, family relations, betrayal, couples, parents and children, forbidden love, state affairs, politics, emperor, infidelity, political unrest, social differences ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
Place: austria, europe, vienna
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Samson and Delilah (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story: Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson.
Style: biblical, serious, epic, christian film, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: good versus evil, ancient history, bible, tragic hero, heroes, betrayal, femme fatale, vengeance, human spirit, heroic mission, redemption, estrangement ...
Time: ancient times
Place: persia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Antagonists (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 394 min.
TV show
Story: After the destruction of the Second Temple, 900 Jewish zealots hold out against a 5000 man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
Style: captivating, serious, tense, exciting, mythical ...
Plot: ancient history, desert, battles, roman empire, ancient rome, tragic hero, siege, ancient world, military, ancient, politics, war ...
Time: 1st century
Place: israel, holy land, rome italy, middle east, palestine
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.4
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Cleopatra (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story: Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman ...
Style: historical drama, fairy tale, costume drama, epic, stylized ...
Plot: ancient rome, royalty, roman empire, cleopatra, ancient egypt, ancient history, siege, ancient, medieval, ancient world, peplum, antiquity ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: egypt, rome italy, middle east, africa, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Dark Lord (2018)
Genre: History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Ye Xiao Tian is working as a prison guard at the Ministry of Justice of the Ming dynasty. Upon receiving a testament, he leaves the capital and travels to Huguang province. Due to a freak combination of factors, he ends up pretending to be a ...
Style: romantic, suspense, visually appealing, atmospheric
Plot: prison, escapades, love interest, destiny, love story, secret, beautiful scenery, conspiracy, hopes, storytelling, secret identity, justice ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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79 A.D. (1962)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
Plot: ancient rome, ancient world, gladiator, ancient, peplum, roman empire, volcanic eruption, slavery, brawl, crocodile, murder, treachery ...
Time: 70s, 1st century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.4
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Julius Caesar (1979)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
TV show
Story: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Plot: shakespeare, roman, ancient rome, assassination, ancient world, ancient, peplum, antiquity, ancient history, funeral, civil war, tragedy ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Julius Caesar (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Style: epic, serious, stylized, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, julius caesar, ancient rome, politics, dictatorship, emperor, ancient, tragic hero, antiquity, medieval, war hero ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: egypt, rome italy, europe, africa, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 331 min.
TV show
Story: Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus ...
Style: exciting, epic, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, gladiator, arena, roman, slave, heroes, warrior, sword fight, slavery, master warrior ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century
Place: hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.2
 4K
The Red Tent (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: The Red Tent is a sweeping tale that takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah (Rebecca Ferguson), the daughter of Leah (Minnie Driver) and Jacob (Iain Glen). Dinah happily grows up inside the red tent where ...
Style: captivating, stylized, emotional, political, spiritual ...
Plot: siblings relations, old testament, bible, strong female character, female protagonist, destiny, ancient history, female bonding, women in society, massacre, wisdom of life, love ...
Time: biblical epic
Place: middle east, holy land, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a 2006 BBC One docudrama series, with each episode looking at a different key turning point in the history of the Roman Empire.
Style: captivating, epic, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, emperor, ancient, historical character, politics, religions or cults, roma, christianity, head of state, political unrest, rise and fall ...
Place: rome italy, europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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I, Claudius (1976)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 669 min.
TV show
Story: Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, political thriller, clever, epic ...
Plot: ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, antiquity, ancient world, politics, royal family, emperor ...
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Place: rome italy, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Persuasion (1971)
Genre: History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story: Adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, period drama
Audience: girls' night
Plot: empire fashion, family relations, aristocrat, class differences, unrequited love, bittersweet, master and servant, hopes, love and romance, unfulfillment, couples, wooing ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, regency period
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 540 min.
TV show
Story: On his deathbed, King Henry VIII recalls how he wooed and wed his six wives - and disposed of five of them - in a bid to secure the succession to the throne with a male heir. Despite his many marriages and the crowded court, Henry remains ...
Style: historical drama, spiritual, costume drama, fairy tale, serious ...
Plot: tudors, royalty, monarch, biopic, royal family, monarchy, intrigue, queen, ancient, broadway, british monarchy, peplum ...
Time: 16th century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Prophet Joseph (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 55 min.
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Story: This story basically follows the most important happenings in Prophet Josephs life, from the view of muslims. The most important happenings are: 1. his travel to egypt 2. his rise and growing up in Egypt 3. his life problems when his ...
Style: biblical, serious, suspenseful, sincere
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Place: iran, persia, middle east, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Augustus: The First Emperor (2003)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Austria
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
Style: epic, realistic, serious, stylized, exciting ...
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, roman emperor, emperor, politics, ancient, betrayal, assassination, leadership, ambition, tragic hero ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
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Style: serious, exciting, epic, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: ancient history, political conspiracy, head of state, state affairs, assassination, medieval, battles, hidden identity, martial arts, wuxia, ancient, asian history ...
Time: ancient times
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 382 min.
TV show
Story: Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, ...
Style: biblical, epic, serious, atmospheric, inspirational ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian commander who was killed in battle, and wants her for his concubine. For Lygia, a Christian, being a ...
Style: sincere, captivating, serious, epic, tragic
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Time: 1st century, ancient times, year 2001
Place: eastern europe, italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.8
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Will (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London -- the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It's a ...
Style: epic, suspense, suspenseful, satirical, exciting ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Bonekickers (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)
Genre: Adventure, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Story: After nearly 20 years in prison, Edmond Dantes escapes the fortress Chateau d'If. He returns as the Count of Monte Cristo and recognizes that his love Mercedes has married another man. Now, he is only driven by revenge on the people who falsely ...
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place: europe, marseille, provence, france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Yae's Sakura (2013)
Genre: History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, serious, touching, realistic ...
Plot: feminism, human spirit, fighting the system, rebellion, supportive spouse, couples, society, strong female presence, gender bending, gender, biopic, historical figure ...
Time: 19th century, 1840s, 1860s, 1850s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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